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News Articles: Research News

"One of the unique things about daddy longlegs is the ability to coil the tips of their legs," using  small articulating pieces called tarsomeres, says Vanessa L. González, a computational genomics scientist at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.

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  • Research News

Researchers Studying Daddy Longlegs' Genes Created A 'Daddy Shortlegs'

The arachnids, also known as harvestmen, can use their legs like a curling marsupial tail — or as a sensor, or for courtship. They can also simply detach one, in case of emergency.

August 18, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
A mask is still an important protective measure for both the unvaccinated and the vaccinated. A new study looks at the best ways to encourage folks to mask up.

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  • Global Health

A Study In Bangladesh Tripled The Rate Of Mask-Wearing. Can It Help In The U.S.?

Researchers looked at the impact of free masks, text reminders and celebrity endorsements. It's unclear if the best strategies will help counter anti-mask sentiment in the U.S. during the delta surge.

August 13, 2021
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By:
  • Adela Wu
This image of Bennu, taken from a range of 15 miles, shows its unexpectedly rough and rocky surface.

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  • Space

Got Plans For Sept. 24, 2182? This Big Asteroid Might, Too

A NASA mission to a potentially dangerous asteroid has let researchers map out its future trajectory like never before.

August 11, 2021
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
With the delta variant surging, "All people 12 years and older, including people who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or trying to get pregnant now or might become pregnant in the future" should get vaccinated against COVID-19, the CDC urges.

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  • Health

Vaccinating During Pregnancy Has Become Even More Urgent As ICU Beds Fill Up

Only 23% of those pregnant in the U.S. have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, statistics show. And with the delta variant surging, those who are unvaccinated are especially vulnerable.

August 11, 2021
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
Kindergartner Allyson Zavala joined with other students and school superintendent Austin Buetner for a class selfie in April inside teacher Alicia Pizzi's classroom at Maurice Sendak Elementary School in North Hollywood, Calif.

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  • Health

How To Keep Your Child Safe From The Delta Variant

Some public health experts are also parents of little kids, and have to strategize to keep those too young to be vaccinated safe from getting or spreading the delta variant. Here are their tips.

August 11, 2021
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By:
  • Pien Huang
The dog takeover

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  • Economy

How 'The Pet Revolution' Unleashed A New Top Dog In America

A new book argues that we've seen a fundamental shift in the treatment of pets since 1998.

August 11, 2021
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  • Greg Rosalsky
<em>Triantha occidentalis,</em><em> </em>with its dainty white flowers appears innocuous, but its sticky stem helps the plant trap and make a meal of tiny insects.

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  • Science

This Sweet White Flower Is Actually A Sneaky Carnivore, Scientists Discover

Carnivorous plants are rare, but now botanists say they've found one that's long been overlooked. It lives just outside Vancouver, British Columbia, and in other parts of the Pacific Northwest.

August 09, 2021
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Annie Kunz in the women's heptathlon 100-meter hurdles during the Olympic trials in Eugene, Ore., in June. Building her training regimen around recent findings from sex-specific sports medicine research has made a difference in her performance, says Kunz, who is competing at the Tokyo Olympics.

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  • Health

Sports Science Is Changing How Female Olympians Train. It Could Help You, Too

U.S. Olympic heptathlete Annie Kunz says tracking her monthly cycles and learning she needs to eat more and get more naps when she's fatigued has already improved her athletic performance.

August 03, 2021
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  • Maggie Mertens
Frustrated investor, losing to a drunken monkey

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  • Economy

There's A Way You Can Beat The Best Investors. You've Just Got To Know When To Sell

A new study finds finance professionals fail at their jobs in a surprising way. There are lessons for all of us.

August 03, 2021
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  • Greg Rosalsky
GPB  NPR

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  • Global Health

How An Altered Strand Of DNA Can Cause Malaria-Spreading Mosquitoes To Self-Destruct

For the first time, scientists have shown that a new kind of genetic engineering can crash populations of malaria-spreading mosquitoes.

July 28, 2021
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  • Rob Stein
<em>Nudge: The Final Edition</em>

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  • Economy

The Behavioral Economics Manifesto Gets Revised

We speak with the Nobel Prize-winning founder of behavioral economics about the new — and last — version of his classic book, Nudge.

July 27, 2021
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  • Greg Rosalsky
A combination of dependency on tips and requirements to appear positive on the job — "service with a smile" — contributes to a culture of sexual harassment in the service industry, a new study says.

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  • Research News

Tips And 'Service With A Smile' Rules Fuel Sex Harassment In Restaurants, Study Says

The authors say their research is the first to show an empirical link between tipping and forced friendliness to sex harassment. More than 70% of female restaurant workers report being harassed.

July 23, 2021
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  • Becky Sullivan
When working out in the summer, watch for the signs of dehydration and heat stroke. Choosing a later evening or early morning time for a run in one smart way to stay safe.

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  • Health

How To Heat-Proof Your Summer Workout

With much of the U.S. already sweltering this summer, even avid runners, hikers and bikers are wilting. We've got 10 strategies from experts on how to enjoy hot weather exercise without keeling over.

July 20, 2021
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  • Suzette Lohmeyer
Though they're called ice worms, the creatures Hotaling (right) and his colleagues study on the glaciers of Mount Rainier can't handle the slightest bit of freezing. If temperatures dip even slightly below zero degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit), Hotaling says, the worms die.

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  • Science

It's Summer, And That Means The Mysterious Return Of Glacier Ice Worms

On mountaintop glaciers of Alaska, Washington and Oregon, billions of tiny black worms are tunneling upward to the barren, icy surface. What lures them, and how do they survive the frozen depths?

July 13, 2021
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Aerial picture of a deforested area close to Sinop, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, taken on August 7, 2020. Mato Grosso is one of the leading producers of soybeans in the world.

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  • Environment

Why Clearing Brazil's Forests For Farming Can Make It Harder To Grow Crops

Clearing natural forests in Brazil in order to grow crops like soybeans has actually made it harder to grow those crops. That's because deforestation makes the weather hotter and drier.

July 13, 2021
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  • Dan Charles
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